Both the House and Senate have passed a bill that sets a national standard for scrips and verifications. The verification process is exactly what CTAC already does, and there will be enforcement for anyone who doesn't follow the procedures.

The President signed the bill into law on Dec. 8th, 2003.

I had looked at CTAC several years ago when they were making good money and buying back shares... I am surprised to see that they have been losing money recently. I don't understand why they bought the contract manufacturer of lenses, except maybe as a threat to Johnson & Johnson - maybe they were planning on making "generic" disposable contact lenses available prior to the time when J&J decided to allow them to become an authorized distributor...

It seems to me like the profitability of the business has been eroding from when they were able to earn around 80 cents per share... The Gross margins have been up this year but the operating expenses have also risen quite dramatically... I see 1 analyst has an estimate of $1.00 EPS for next year, that looks optimistic from where I am sitting... I see that advertising spending in 2002 had to be cut back to maintain some profits... and now ad spending is being increased... I guess that is a hopeful sign.

I don't have much confidence in this management team though. It looks to me as though the internet business has leveled off. I'm not sure how much other competition is out there... Just wanted to jot down my thoughts and see if anybody has any comments...

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